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In "The Following," Kevin Bacon, below, plays an obsessed ex-FBI agent and James Purefoy the serial killer who creates a murderous cult. It's extremely well done, but raises the question of where the entertainment is in serial killers. The premiere is engaging in a creepy way, but as the series progresses it's increasingly hard to watch.

Watch • 8 p.m. Monday, Channel 13

This Weekend

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Fringe

The team battles the Observers in the final two episodes of this series.

Watch • 7 and 8 p.m., Friday, Channel 13

Ripper Street

In the premiere of this period piece/crime drama, the chief inspector believes Jack the Ripper has returned.

Watch • 7 and 10 p.m. Saturday, BBC America

An Idiot Abroad 3

Karl Pilkington and Warwick Davis follow in the footsteps of Marco Polo. First up  Venice and Macedonia.